Telecom giant AT&T has kicked off an enterprise trial using “5G” wireless technology, and Intel is the first customer.
AT&T is working alongside telecom equipment provider Ericsson using millimeter wave (mmWave) technology for the test. The two companies are providing a high-bandwidth cellular network service in one of Intel’s Austin offices, and they expect to see connectivity speeds that rival (wired) broadband internet speeds that cable providers offer today.
True 5G standards are still in development and aren’t expected to be finalized until 2019, with commercial deployments expected in 2020. The 5G business customer trial at Intel’s offices is the first of its kind in the U.S., according to Dallas-based AT&T.
